Demand for employees to fill vacant positions
The number of employees required to fill vacancies varied by qualification, from managers and specialists to workers. Rows indicate occupational groups, and columns provide data as of October 31 for the period from 2008 to 2014. Total labor demand across all groups during this period changed from 898.9 thousand people in 2008 to 2.8 thousand in 2014
- High-skilled professionals — Thousand persons
- Associate professionals — Thousand persons
- Intermediate-level science and health associate professionals — Thousand persons
- Professionals in biological, agricultural and health sciences — Thousand persons
- Professionals in physical, mathematical and engineering sciences — Thousand persons
- Other highly qualified professionals — Thousand persons
- Managers of enterprises and their structural subdivisions (departments) — Thousand persons
- Specialists in education — Thousand persons
- Workers engaged in information preparation, documentation, accounting and servicing — Thousand persons
Chart of organizational labor demand to fill vacancies from 2008 to 2014
Who grew, who fell: 2008 → 2014
See also
- Average salary in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of employed in Russia by year long time series by year
- Unemployment rate in Russia by year long time series by year
- Уровень безработицы по годам: 2,2% в 2025, таблица с 2000 indicator breakdown
- Уровень занятости в России по годам: 2000-2025 indicator breakdown
- Уровень безработицы в 2026 году: 2,2%, данные Росстата indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2008–2014. Rows: 80, periods: 4. Breakdown: Total — Thousand people; Total — As a percentage of the total number of jobs in the relevant …; Heads of organizations and their structural subdivisions (w…; Heads of organizations and their structural subdivisions (w…; Highly qualified specialists — Thousand people and others
Total — Thousand people: the indicator decreased from 898.9 to 820.5 over 2008–2014 — by 8.72%. The highest value was 898.9 (2008), the lowest was 619.5 (2010). Of the 23 largest rows, 8 increased, 15 decreased
All table numbers are series: 80
How to read this table
Rows in this dataset are categorized by occupation, allowing for a comparison of labor shortages across different personnel categories. It tracks which specific specialties most frequently required vacancy replacement during the specified years. The 'Total' row aggregates indicators for all groups, providing an overview of the scale of organizational labor demand nationwide
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Total — Thousand people (898.9), Highly qualified specialists — Thousand people (196.9), Mid-level specialists — Thou… (139.3), Mid-level specialists and all… (86.6), Specialists in biology, agriculture and … (77.3). The gap between the highest and lowest is 749.1 times. The top five account for 82.7% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual; total periods: 4. All 100 of 100 possible values are filled (100%) — almost no empty cells remain
More in the section Labour resources, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
Data are based on a sample survey of organizations and cover the period from 2008 to 2014. The statistics are useful for economists, HR specialists, and anyone analyzing the labor market and vacancy dynamics. The data is relevant for studying the structure of labor shortages by professional qualification
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: Data compiled in accordance with the All-Russian Classification of Occupations OK 010-93 (ISCO), adopted and put into effect by Decree of the State Standard of Russia No. 298 dated 30.12.1993
*) Данные сформированы в соответствии с Общероссийским классификатором занятий ОК 010-93 (МСКЗ), принятым и введенным в действие Постановлением Госстандарта России от 30.12.1993 N 298.
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